Baccalauréat Section Européenne, Juin 2002

Discipline Non linguistique: Sciences Economiques et Sociales

Preparation : 20 minutes

Oral exam : 20 minutes, 10 minutes to answer the question, and 10 minutes for discussion.

Using the document and your knowledge, make a structured answer of the following question.

Subject n°10 :

Is economic growth a condition for development?

 

 

Real GDP per capita in Purchasing power parities

1999

Average annual growth of GDP per capita 1965-1997

Average annual population growth 1995-2000

Human Development Index (HDI)

1975

HDI

1999

Norway

28 433

+ 3 %

+ 0.5 %

0.856

0.939

United Arab Emirates

18 162

- 3 %

+2 %

  

0.809

South Korea

15 712

- 6.7

+ 0.8

0.867

0.875

South Africa

8908

+ 0.1

+ 1.5

0.648

0.702

China

3617

+ 6.8

+ 0.9

0.522

0.718

Mozambique

861

- 0.1

+ 2.5

0.303

0.323

From the World Report on Development, 2001